For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorised by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand… Continue reading
Tag Archives: horror
Theatre Review: Siren (Interactive Zoom Event)
An engrossing and inventive piece of live horror…! Continue reading
The Stylist review: Dir. Jill Gevargizian (2021)
While it doesn’t quite work as a feature length piece, Townsend’s engaging performance keeps the creepy atmosphere lingering… Continue reading
Features / Film / Indie Film
Watch these Short Sharp Shocks with Arrow Player…
Get ready for some spine-tingling ARROW Shorts on the new ARROW Player… now! Continue reading
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Win a copy of [REC] on Blu-ray! **COMPETITION CLOSED**
To celebrate the release of [REC], out now from the legendary Arrow Video, we’re giving away a Blu-ray! Continue reading
New Scream film confirms title, wrap shots and 2022 release date!
Scream is coming back for a fifth time, and this time, it’s all new! (As well as some legends, of course…) Continue reading
Unhinged Blu-ray review: Dir. Derrick Borte
Unhinged is a brutal chase on both your mental well-being and senses but you won’t forget it… Continue reading
Catching Up with Classics: Halloween (1978)
We’re taking a trip to Haddonfield, Illinois, to pay a visit to a Mr. Michael Myers… Continue reading
Excellent trailer and poster for UK horror Host, released 4th December on all platforms!
HOST is released in UK and Irish cinemas and on digital platforms on 4th December, courtesy of Vertigo Releasing Continue reading
Win a Warner Bros Halloween Horror Blu-ray Bundle! **COMPETITION CLOSED**
we’ve teamed up with Warner Bros Home Entertainment for an awesome Blu-ray bundle that includes IT, The Curse of La Llorona, Childs Play and Annabelle Comes Home…. Continue reading
Koko-Di Koko-Da review: Dir. Johannes Nyholm (2020)
There are inspired moments, but ultimately Koko-Di Koko-Da neither succeeds as a horror or a dark fantasy… Continue reading
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Fried Barry review: Dir. Ryan Kruger [Fantasia 2020]
Absurd, fanatical and not for the lighthearted… Continue reading
Spree, starring Joe Keery and Sasheer Zamata, set for UK cinema release from 14 August!
Vertigo Releasing presents… Spree, released in UK cinemas from 14th August 2020 Continue reading
Black Water: Abyss review – Dir. Andrew Traucki (2020)
If you love this kind of genre, I think you’ll enjoy its sense of reckless abandon. Continue reading
Inside No. 9 – 5.1 Review: The Referee’s a W***er
A great way to ‘kick off’ the new series… Continue reading
